diff --git a/src/Angor/Client/Services/NetworkService.cs b/src/Angor/Client/Services/NetworkService.cs
index 7b571631..ae5653f3 100644
--- a/src/Angor/Client/Services/NetworkService.cs
+++ b/src/Angor/Client/Services/NetworkService.cs
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ namespace Angor.Client.Services
 {
     public interface INetworkService
     {
-        Task CheckServices();
+        Task CheckServices(bool force = false);
 
         SettingsUrl GetPrimaryIndexer();
+        SettingsUrl GetPrimaryRelay();
+        List<SettingsUrl> GetRelays();
     }
 
     public class NetworkService : INetworkService
@@ -27,13 +29,13 @@ public NetworkService(INetworkStorage networkStorage, HttpClient httpClient, ILo
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
-        public async Task CheckServices()
+        public async Task CheckServices(bool force = false)
         {
             var settings = _networkStorage.GetSettings();
 
             foreach (var indexerUrl  in settings.Indexers)
             {
-                if ((DateTime.UtcNow - indexerUrl.LastCheck).Minutes > 1)
+                if (force || (DateTime.UtcNow - indexerUrl.LastCheck).Minutes > 10)
                 {
                     indexerUrl.LastCheck = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ public async Task CheckServices()
 
             foreach (var relayUrl in settings.Relays)
             {
-                if ((DateTime.UtcNow - relayUrl.LastCheck).Minutes > 1)
+                if (force || (DateTime.UtcNow - relayUrl.LastCheck).Minutes > 1)
                 {
                     relayUrl.LastCheck = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
diff --git a/src/Angor/Client/Shared/NavMenu.razor b/src/Angor/Client/Shared/NavMenu.razor
index 8a43c4ce..e59ffca6 100644
--- a/src/Angor/Client/Shared/NavMenu.razor
+++ b/src/Angor/Client/Shared/NavMenu.razor
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         // Convert the version to a string
         softwareVersion = version.ToString();
 
-        _timer = new Timer(TimerElapsed, null, TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1)); // Tick every 1 min
+        _timer = new Timer(TimerElapsed, null, TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5)); // Tick every 5 min
     }
 
     protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()